David Sanchez Burns Up The Road

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In support of his new album Coral (Columbia), saxophonist David Sanchez will be on the road for a good portion of the fall. Coral is Sanchez’s first album with a symphony orchestra. The album includes important, though rarely performed, works by Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos and Argentina’s Alberto Ginastera, in addition to two classically inspired works by Brazilian bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim, two originals by Sánchez and one b the session’s string arranger and conductor, Carlos Franzetti.

Dates for Sanchez’s tour are:

Sept. 24–26: Chicago, Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase
Sept. 28–30: New York, Blue Note
Oct. 1–2: Pittsburgh, Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts
Oct. 5–10: Los Angeles, Jazz Bakery
Oct. 12–13: Seattle, Jazz Alley
Oct. 14–17: Oakland, Calif., Yoshi’s
Oct. 18: Santa Cruz, Calif., Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Oct. 20–21: Bloomington, Ind., Indiana University

For more information on Sanchez, visit his web site at www.sonymusic.com/artists/DavidSanchez/.



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